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I think either is possible, but enough time is more usual. I think time enough is an example of inversion (change in the normal structure of a phrase) that is done for effect. Example:
- There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
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- 07-Dec-2003, 16:02 #1
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- 14-Dec-2003, 18:18 #2
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- 14-Dec-2003, 22:22 #3
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I agree and voted for this. With 'time', this usage is fairly common.
- 14-Dec-2003, 22:52 #4
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Did you vote for the first one or the third one?
- 14-Dec-2003, 23:00 #5
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- 16-Dec-2003, 20:21 #6
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I voted for the first one.
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- 16-Dec-2003, 21:28 #7
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It's the safest answer, but in a thread with space for further comment, I felt the third option was OK.
- 17-Dec-2003, 21:09 #8
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From a Google search:
- enough time -- 651,000
time enough -- 58,300
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- 17-Dec-2003, 21:22 #9
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The first form is the standard one and follows the general rule of enough + noun, but the other form does show that it is not a fixed rule.
- 12-Apr-2006, 13:59 #10
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Re: Enough enough time: I voted...and I was wrong..
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